Fat Boy BBQ AL
Rating
1504
peak 1508
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2021-04-09
latest 2025-10-03
Best ToY finish
#285
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
402.00 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 432.79 (-30.79)
Walk rate
38%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±139.46
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 173.15 · weakest Pork (164.17)
Road miles
1433
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 662 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
LEE LA Q has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
📅 A October team
Something about October: average finish in the top 37% across 3 contests, versus top 59% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2856 | 142.8344 | 164.91 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 153.0972 | 164.78 | top 55% |
| Pork | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 156.5256 | 164.17 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1544 | 173.1544 | 173.15 | top 33% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 6 | 0 | top 58% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 64% |
| MS | 1 | 0 | top 61% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 63% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 88% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 28% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (6 of 8 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (8 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 432.79
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 663.3828 | 663.38 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 346.8456 | 346.85 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 340.5028 | 340.50 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 470.1484 | 376.48 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 659.9656 | 491.09 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-03 | Carnivore Carnival (COMPETITOR SERIES) Platte City, MO | 9 / 14 (663.3828) | 5 (173.7256) | — | 9 (165.7144) | — |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 12 / 59 (346.8456) | 15 (174.2856) | 16 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 19 / 73 (340.5028) | 20 (170.8228) | 20 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 27 / 72 (331.9316) | 34 (162.2516) | 14 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 34 / 34 (327.3600) | 36 (163.3828) | 30 (163.9772) | — | — |
| 2022-03-12 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 19 / 26 (470.1484) | 24 (142.8344) | 21 (157.0512) | 6 (170.2628) | — |
| 2021-11-12 | Biloxi Blues & BBQ Festival Biloxi, MS | 11 / 18 (659.9656) | 11 (162.8684) | 7 (167.4172) | 17 (156.5256) | 6 (173.1544) |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 35 / 38 (322.2056) | 16 (169.1084) | 40 (153.0972) | — | — |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #285 (125 pts) | #321 (110 pts) | #331 (105 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #307 (85 pts) | #325 (85 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #191 (176 pts) | #156 (246 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1093 (113 pts) | #1146 (113 pts) | #1010 (148 pts) | #1267 (83 pts) | #906 (158 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #214 (105 pts) | #267 (60 pts) | — | — |